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Crossroads - a refugee community centre

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Term

4. term

Publication year

2017

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Pages

150

Abstract

Denne kandidatafhandling præsenterer designprocessen og det endelige forslag til Crossroads, et flygtninge-fællesskabscenter i København. Med afsæt i den seneste stigning i tvungen migration til Europa og de danske modtageforhold undersøger projektet, hvordan et arkitektonisk forslag kan støtte flygtninge gennem en socialt, miljømæssigt og økonomisk bæredygtig bygning. Arbejdet anvender en integreret, iterativ designproces (problem, analyse, skitsering, syntese, præsentation) og er guidet af Vitruvius’ principper om styrke, nytte og skønhed, udvidet med et menneskeligt fokus. Analyser af brugere, program, sted og klima samt case-studier danner designparametre, som omsættes til en samlet bygningsvision. Forslaget dokumenteres med præsentationstegninger, snit og detaljer og understøttes af tekniske undersøgelser, herunder statiske vurderinger, ventilationsstrategier, energirammekalkulationer, fotovoltaikberegninger samt overvejelser om termisk masse og brand. Rapporten afsluttes med refleksion over design og proces. Der præsenteres ikke resultater i dette uddrag; bidraget er en holistisk metode og et konkret forslag til fællesskabsarkitektur for flygtninge i dansk kontekst.

This master’s thesis presents the design process and final proposal for Crossroads, a refugee community centre in Copenhagen, Denmark. Framed by the recent increase in forced migration to Europe and the Danish reception context, the project asks how an architectural proposal can support refugees through a building that is sustainable socially, environmentally, and economically. The work adopts an integrated, iterative design process (problem, analysis, sketching, synthesis, presentation) and is guided by the Vitruvian principles of firmness, utility, and beauty, expanded with a human-centred focus. Analyses of users, program, site, and climate, together with case studies, establish design parameters that inform a coherent building vision. The proposal is documented through presentation drawings, sections, and details, and is supported by technical investigations including structural assessments, ventilation strategies, energy frame and photovoltaic calculations, and considerations of thermal mass and fire safety. The report concludes with a reflection on the design and process. While performance results are not included in this excerpt, the contribution lies in a holistic method and concrete proposal for community architecture for refugees in the Danish context.

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